sawdüger
/sawdyɡer/
Definitions
1. a merchant, a trader
- sawdüger qatın — a woman merchant
- ermen sawdügerle — Armenian merchants
- sawdügerle tış jurtlağa baradıla — the merchants travel to foreign lands
2. a profiteer, one who trades for unfair gain
- sawdüger bolurğa — to turn profiteer
- sawdügerni hayırı — the profiteer's gain
- sawdügerle bağa satadıla — the profiteers sell dear
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sawdügerthe merchant | sawdügerlethe merchants | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sawdügernithe merchant's | sawdügerlenithe merchants' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sawdügernithe merchant (as the object) | sawdügerlenithe merchants (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sawdügergeto the merchant | sawdügerlegeto the merchants | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sawdügerdeat / in the merchant | sawdügerledeat / in the merchants | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sawdügerdenfrom the merchant | sawdügerledenfrom the merchants | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | sawdügerimmy merchant | sawdügerlerimmy merchants |
| your | sawdügeringyour merchant | sawdügerleringyour merchants |
| his / her | sawdügerihis / her merchant | sawdügerlerihis / her merchants |
| our | sawdügeribizour merchant | sawdügerleribizour merchants |
| you all's | sawdügerigizyou all's merchant | sawdügerlerigizyou all's merchants |
| their | sawdügerleritheir merchant | sawdügerleritheir merchants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawdügerleri can mean "his / her merchants", "their merchant", or "their merchants" — context decides.